08 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1944
Page
1
Moscow dispatches report Nikopol under heavy Soviet assault with house to house fighting near the heart of the city. Dnieper Bend industrial center blazes as Germans blow up stores and retreat toward Kherson, roads littered with abandoned vehicles as panic spreads.
Fa Nene notes a group of new Red Cross army ambulances transported through the city this Monday. Today is the final day for A-8 taspling coupons while A-9 coupons became valid Wednesday. The U S Weather Bureau in Kane reports 18 below zero at eight this morning. Many New Castle and Lawrence County residents look to observe the first Feb 29 birthday anniversaries in four years. New Castle begins paper salvage collection to aid the war effort. Temperatures plummet to near zero after a warm spell. Lawrence County war loan goal set at 2 086 400 with 1 546 304 75 sold to date. Citizens urged to join the 4229 club by daily bond purchases. Weather, civic notes, and local bloom scenes fill this wartime update.
CAPT JOAN H CRAIGE reports Allied forces near an amphibious Rome thrust at Nettuno Anzio with Rommel at the front and Hinmley division in action. German morale sapped by Russian reverses, the operation resembles a dress rehearsal for a larger assault on France and low countries. Terrain and supply lines limit the Italian push, with continued page two continuation.
Navy announced both the Cisco and the S-44 are overdue and presumed lost after patrols in the Pacific. The S-44, commanded by Lieut Comdr Francis E Brown of Reno Nevada, carried about 43 crew. the Cisco, commanded by Comt James W Coe of Richmond Indiana, held about 110 crew. The losses raise US submarine losses to 19 since the war began, while American subs have sunk or damaged at least 572 Japanese vessels.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced the United States warned Finland against remaining aligned with the Axis. He said Finland must bear responsibility for its collaboration with Germany and continued war with allies including the Soviet Union and the British commonwealth. The warning follows prior cautions in past instances.
Japanese radio claimed Vice Admiral Teruo Akiyama was killed in action on the southern front. The broadcast said he had a meritorious record in destroying the American fleet in a night attack last year, but did not confirm where or when his death occurred.
Daily weather report shows 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. with maximum 33 and minimum 4 degrees, precipitation 0.8 inches, snowfall 0.8 inches, river stage 4 feet. Yearly statistics list maximum 30 and minimum 26 degrees with precipitation 0.0 inches.
United States Flying Fortresses plus RAF aircraft mounted another daylight attack on the Frankfort industrial area. American raiders and RAF fighters pressed coastal targets in northern France, continuing a round the clock assault on German positions with operations extending into afternoon.
Raymond Clarence Billock aged 14 of New Springfield Ohio died after a rifle accident near New Castle Loopstab. He was struck by a bullet Saturday morning and died Monday night in hospital. He was born December 1939 in Youngstown. He leaves parents John and Mary and siblings in Ohio and California. Funeral plans set for St Anthony's Church Bessemer with high mass Thursday at 10 a.m. BST.
Terrific battle rages around Cassino as American forces push on the German fortress guarding the Liri valley near Rome. Allied air activity targets Cheren troop concentrations while German counterattacks along the beachhead are repulsed.
The district reports late reports for the fourth war loan drive with a complete update promised on Wednesday. Deputy executive director Roger Jewett notes house to house canvassing is emphasized and the women of the Auxiliary Corps led by Mrs. Jonas are sharing excellent reports. The campaign relies on direct outreach as enthusiasm grows. State leaders will meet in New York on Wednesday.
Two Rockview penitentiary escapees from Roskylow were recaptured in South Philadelphia after two days on the run. Otis Mennett and Peter Ancreyko, both serving multi year terms for robbery, surrendered quietly when four Quaker City detectives closed in at a theatre. They had fled Rockview Saturday while in an honor gang and reportedly rode a freight to the city, using a brakeman’s cell keys to elude guards.
Report by Reynolds Packard for the Combined American Press states a German dive bomb struck a U S evacuation hospital on the Anzio beachhead today at 8 00 p m. Twenty six killed and 43 wounded including women nurses doctors and enlisted men. The hospital and staff were under red cross protection.
A Washington diplomatic report outlines an armistice plan likely to be imposed by the Allies on Germany. Key points include immediate ceasefire, occupation of German front lines, disarmament of military capacity, and safeguarding transportation and supply lines as Allied forces move to enforce conditions.
The New Castle Manufacturer's Association will hold its annual meeting to organize the coming year. Elected officers include President James M. Smith Jr, Vice President Hugh J. Morrison, Treasurer Paul A. Forney, and Secretary Edward L. Brundage.
Axis reports from London claim U S forces landed on the Kuriles, with Vichy and Japanese sources noting no Allied confirmation. The bulletins suggest Japanese propaganda amplified the claim amid unclear Axis communications.
Joseph Leo Hawk aged 3 of 425 Logan Avenue was killed when he was struck by a heavily loaded truck owned by Linde Air Co at the foot of Weller Hill Route. Driver Ahast Barnes of Buffalo was unable to stop. Coroner Nugere investigated. Hawk wore overalls shirt and a light coat, with a loaf of bread inside.
New Delhi reports Japanese troops in the war zone facing ambushes by Allied forces on Sunday. Early in the war Nipponese were experts at breaking Allied lines, but Dai troops in the Tidding sector repelled efforts, with casualties noted. Allied HQ under Admiral Louis Mountbatten confirms limited operations in Burg as forces consolidate recently gained territory.
Butler Pa February 8 The Deshon general hospital announced the establishment of a penicillin board to allocate the supply. The penicillin will be limited to use by military personnel through Deshon hospital. Major Arthur M. Smith explained civilians in need should apply to Dr Chester Keefer of Boston Mass.
FRANK ROBERTSON reports from New Guinea that General MacArthur's forces renew the assault on Rabaul in New Britain. American Army and Navy units push up the coast and bombard the fortress area as aerial torpedo and dive bomb waves hammer Japanese positions.
Japanese forces in the Marshall Islands face starvation or surrender as U S air and sea forces cut off supply lines. News from Pearl Harbor reports garrisons on Kwajalein Maloelap and Mille Atolls are isolated, with many Nipponese soldiers and crew unable to break the blockade. The article notes other atolls including Erikub Lae and Namur are also cut off, threatening collective destruction of remaining garrisons.
Allied air forces claim the destruction of 26 Nazi aircraft in raids around Algiers and surrounding targets. Report notes multiple German centers and supply routes were attacked, with enemy positions and railway facilities hit as Western forces pressed operations toward Rome and northern Italy.
In Washington on February 8 the Senate amended a soldier vote bill to require overseas soldiers to vote under state oath and mail ballots by a stated deadline, with 90 days before elections. The move aims to align state and federal voting provisions for president, senator, and representative races. The bill change follows partisan evacuations and a partisan headquarters announcement in Corian.
Obituary brief notes Joseph Lew Mawk age 3 of Sharon Pennsylvania Charles Witherspoon 77 of Little Beaver township and Raymond Clarence Bitlock 14 of New Springfield listed in local death records.
A fragmentary report outlines Arthur Mometer chasing coded clues and bells in a dreamlike sequence. The text mixes names, imagined gates, and distant courses while mentioning misused opioids and a distant twenty two today.
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